Prom 28: Tallis Scholars/Phillips – review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonThis year's 400th anniversary of the death of the greatest of all Spanish composers, Tomás Luis de Victoria, was more than enough reason to devote a late-night prom to his ravishingly austere music. In 1988, Victoria's music was heard for the first time at the Proms, sung on that occasion by the Tallis Scholars, who were also making their debut. The main work in their programme then was Victoria's last published work, his requiem of 1605, Officium Defunctorum, and it en...

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